Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

by | Mar 24, 2025 | Meditations

One of the great blessings of our Catholic faith is the richness of the Liturgy, which brings into our lives again and again the holy people, days, and feasts for us to ponder and experience. Each time a feast day comes again, we have an opportunity to see something...

Third Sunday of Lent

by | Mar 22, 2025 | Meditations

When Bad Things Happen to Good People was the title of a bestselling book years ago. Indeed, this troubling question has echoed down through the ages: why do bad things happen to good people? Why do they happen at all? The readings today do not give us a simple and...

Second Sunday of Lent

by | Mar 15, 2025 | Meditations

At the start of this holy Season of Lent, on Ash Wednesday, we were reminded of, among other things, our human mortality. When ashes were imposed on our heads, we were told: “Remember that you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” Lent, a time of grace and...

First Sunday of Lent

by | Mar 8, 2025 | Meditations

In today’s Gospel we read about Jesus’ forty days in the desert, where the Holy Spirit led him to do battle with the devil. There are many references in the Bible to periods of testing and trial that last for forty days or forty years. The great flood in the days of...

Introduction to the Ashen Triduum

by | Mar 5, 2025 | Seasonal Introductions

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, but the First Week of Lent begins with the First Sunday. This leaves the three days between Ash Wednesday and the First Sunday in an unusual liturgical interval; they are part of Lent, but not part of the weeks of Lent. Their official...